C.+Period+3++1755-1800

= Reading: From the Digital History Text- Read in the Colonial Era tab, go to Textbook and read the 18th century section and in the American Revolution Era, read the Overview and the entire Textbook section. =

=PERIOD 3: 1754–1800=

=British imperial attempts to reassert control over its colonies and the colonial reaction to these attempts produced a new American republic, along with struggles over the new nation’s social, political, and economic identity.=

===Key Concept 3.1: Britain’s victory over France in the imperial struggle for North America led to new conflicts among the British government, the North American colonists, and American Indians, culminating in the creation of a new nation, the United States.===

===Key Concept 3.2: In the late 18th century, new experiments with democratic ideas and republican forms of government, as well as other new religious, economic, and cultural ideas, challenged traditional imperial systems across the Atlantic World.===

===Key Concept 3.3: Migration within North America, cooperative interaction, and competition for resources raised questions about boundaries and policies, intensified conflicts among peoples and nations, and led to contests over the creation of a multiethnic, multiracial national identity.===

A Crash Course on the American Revolution (Video)

David Brooks: The Social Animal

The Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History

The Albany Plan

French & Indian War Chart







- Part 1

Dickinson - Letters from a Farmer

Revolutionary War Animation

Causes of the American Revolution Chart

- Part 2

Flow chart of the American Revolution

Interactive Timeline of the American Revolution

...from the Digital History Text

The Revolutionary War from a British Perspective



[[file:From Confederation to Constitution.doc]]


On Hobbes & Locke

Declaration of Independence

Adam Smith & "The Wealth of Nations"

Comparing the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

The Constituion of the United States

Essential Questions - American Revolution

 * 1)  In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) alter the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response.
 * 2) Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonials’ resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values.
 * 3) To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution?
 * 4) Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775-1783.
 * 5) To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer, be sure to address the political, social and economic effects of the revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800.
 * 6)  Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from 1775 to 1800.

Essential Questions- Articles of Confederation through Constitution
1. Analyze the degree to which the Articles of Confederation provided an effective form of government with respect to any TWO of the following: A. Foreign relations B. Economic conditions C. Western lands

2. Evaluate the relative importance of domestic and foreign affairs in shaping American politics in the 1790’s.

3. The Bill of Rights did not come from a desire to protect the liberties won in the American Revolution, but rather from a fear of the powers of the new federal government. Assess the validity of the statement.

4. What evidence is there for the assertion that the basic principles of the Constitution were firmly grounded in the political and religious experience of America’s colonial and revolutionary periods?

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">5. Analyze how the ideas and experiences of the revolutionary era influenced the principles embodied in the Articles of Confederation. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">6. “From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">7. Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nation. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">8. To what extent was the US Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation? ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">9. The United States Constitution of 1789 represented an economic and ideological victory for the traditional political elite. Assess the validity of this statement for the period 1781 to 1789. ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">10. Analyze the contributions of TWO of the following in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington. ====


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">11. Analyze the reasons for the Anti-Federalists’ opposition to ratifying the Constitution. ||